PHILOSOPHY
The Faculty has its aim in the training of production - oriented graduates in the various fields of Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock and food science. Most of the graduates of the faculty are expected to be self-employed, and to generate employment for others. Others may find employment in Agriculture and related establishments of the Federal and State Governments, banks, oil companies and private enterprises related to agriculture.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the faculty are as follows:
1. To develop programmes covering the broad area of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock and food science.
2. To turn out production - oriented graduates in agriculture, forestry and fisheries by making it mandatory for each student to maintain a plot in the field, a pen of animals or be in a team to manage fish ponds, from the second to the final year.
3. To train personnel capable of teaching and conducting relevant research on crops, soils, fisheries, livestock, forestry/wildlife production, economics and rural development.
4. To produce graduates who will profitably put their skills into operation by establishing and operating their own farms, hotels food and related enterprises.
5. To produce extension workers who should be able to communicate effectively with rural dwellers taking cognizance of their present level of awareness.
6. To conduct research into various aspect of agriculture, forestry/wildlife, fisheries, livestock, food industry and women in development.
7. To establish viable commercial farms and agro-based cottage industries.
8. To organize regular agricultural clinics where staff and students will advice and interact with farmers on practical problems.
9. To encourage environment friendly agriculture.
10. To turn out graduates who will be engaged in community/development schemes.

The fundamental objective and philosophy of the undergraduate programme is to equip student with knowledge of economics and sociology necessary for proper management of farming, agribusiness and community development activities in our economy. On graduation, it is expected that the students of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development will have acquired skills to:
(a) Formulate social and economic policies aimed at agricultural/community development,
(b) Undertake needs assessment of rural communities with a view to evolving appropriate agricultural and community development programmes.
(c) Assist government and non-governmental organizations in planning and implmenting of agricultural and community development projects and programmes.
(d) Appraise investment opportunities and projects in farming and agribusiness as well as provide investment advisory services to clinents.
(e) Set up and profitably manage farming and agribusiness enterprises for income and employment generation in the economy.
(f) Undertake formal and informal training of farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs in modern techniques of profitable farming and agribusiness enterprise management.

Our philosophy is designed to acquaint students with broad based knowledge and training in pertinent areas of Agriculture Technology and then emphasize later on a specialty area in the final year when a project will be carried out.

Aim and Objectives

Our programme aims at training out or producing:
Competent graduates capable of independently undertaking sustainable livestock ventures and related fields.
Individuals that can function as high or middle-level professional staff in various areas of the animal industry
Communications that conveniently disseminate livestock or related technologies to actual and prospective farmers.
Professional manpower that can imbibe and extend innovative farming practices to other farmers especially those in the rural communities.
Graduates that can undergo higher education or training in relevant disciplines or even other related specialty of fields e.g. Medicine or Pharmacy etc.

The philosophy of the Department is to train high level manpower that will be equipped with the challenges of a changing Nigeria in the applicatin of science and technology for the welfare of the citizenry.

Objectives

The objective of the Department is to
(i) produce trained manpower to effectively mobilize the rural communities for increased agricultural productivity.
(ii) engage in production and research that would provide relevant and proper solutions to the country's agricultural and rural development problems and improve agricultural productivity in general.
(iii) produce manpower to take up employment anywhere in Nigeria and the world at large in the areas of crop technology and forestry.
(iv) produce agriculturists who can skillfully put their skills into operation by establishing and operating their own farming enterprise profitably.

The general philosophy of the Department is to train production-oriented graduates for effective exploitation and management of the fishery resources of our waters and develop the vast brackish water, back swamps, freshwater rives and swamps, and the marine environment. The programmes are designed to equip students with broad-based practical and functional skills and technical know-how for boosting fish production as well as tackling problems of fisheries development in the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.

OBJECTIVES

The programmes are designed to equip students with broad-based training in fisheries science, technology and management, including oceanography, limnology, fish biology, fisheries technology and fisheries administration, management and development Other areas of interest are: Aquaculture, fish pathology, statistics and quantitative techniques and their application to fisheries production and management, marketing, co-operative enterprise and extension administration.